We're Back! Home is where the record player is!

 

We're back! After some technical difficulties with the archival player the last few weeks, our amazing WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio engineers & techs have got the archived shows sounding great again! 

Home is where the record player is! That means home is Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 5/19/2026,  7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). We’ve got an eclectic mix of music for you, including Dead Can Dance, CAT POWER, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Pigeon, The Black Keys, Modest Mouse, Yonder Mountain String Band, Brown Horse, & more!

ICYMI, here is a link to listen to the show and to check out the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/05/19/home-is-where-the-record-player-is/

I’m real proud of my record collection

 

I’m real proud of my record collection, and you can hear some of it on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 4/14/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Aphex Twin, Jesse Welles, Deerhoof, Kristin Hersh, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Inara George, The Softies, Charli XCX, Armand Hammer & The Alchemist, Taj Mahal, Aldous Harding, & more!

You can check out the show anytime you like, along with the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2026/04/14/im-real-proud-of-my-record-collection/#playlist

Due to technical difficulties, my 4/7 show didn't record to the archive player. But Joel of Joel's Pick of the Week made a YouTube Music playlist so you can hear the songs that were played on that show. You can even get some PSAs, stop the playlist every now and then, read them, and pretend you're a DJ! https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTpGKxsv2Y0fIsTbQhmQOGdhw2Rgexjyw&si=AOOKxqvuz_KG5VkE

Andy Thomas Interview!

 

We interviewed Andy Thomas and talked about his upcoming show at The Broadberry on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday,  3/32/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Willie Nelson, Todd Snider, John Sebastian, Mabe Fratti & Bill Orcutt, Angel Olsen, D’Angelo, Jesse Welles, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202603311900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/03/31/andy-thomas-interview/#playlist

You can listen to older shows whenever you like here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Music! I Want Music!

 

And music you’ll get on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 03/17/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Claypool Lennon Delirium, Margo Price, Courtney Barnett, Brown Horse, Lettuce, Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles, Mike Patton & The Avett Brothers, Lee Bains + The Glory Fires, The Black Keys, Peter Gabriel, BOBO & BEHAJA, Town Mountain, The Damned, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202603171900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/03/17/music-i-want-music/#playlist

Bad Pop Music is Everywhere!

 

We’ve got your back, R. Crumb! Only the good pop/rock/world music on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 2/24/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

It’s an eclectic mix of music, including Pulp, Richard Thompson & Hugh Cornwell, U2, Dave Alvin, Suede, The The, Talking Heads, Anna Calvi, Hiss Golden Messenger, Courtney Barnett, Amyl and The Sniffers, The Equals, The Black Crowes, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202602241900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3, and here's a link to check out the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/02/24/bad-pop-music-is-everywhere/.

If you can, help us pay for the move to the new building by donating here https://www.wrircampaign.org/. Thanks!

Time for listening enjoyment!

 

Time for listening enjoyment with Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 2/17/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic batch of music, including The Specials, The Rolling Stones, Jeff Tweedy, Ian McNabb & Peter Buck, Big Thief, The Damned, Low Cut Connie, Fatboy Slim, Prabir, Dry Cleaning, Portugal. The Man, Spinal Tap, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like and check out the playlist here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202602171900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

Help us pay for the move to our new building by donating here https://www.wrircampaign.org/

It’s a good day to play some rock ‘n’ roll records!

 

It’s a good day to play some rock ‘n’ roll records on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 02/10/2026,  7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ll play an eclectic mix of music, including Sufjan Stevens, The Stone Roses, Beck, Jason Isbell, Donna Jean Godchaux, The Brothers Johnson, Amythyst Kiah, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like and check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2026/02/10/its-a-good-day-to-play-some-rock-n-roll-records/#playlist

You can listen to older shows whenever you like here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

And please donate here to help the future of WRIR https://www.wrircampaign.org/

We’ll put on some records to cheer you up!

 

We’ll put on some records to cheer you up on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 02/03/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Jimmy Cliff, The Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Viagra Boys, Wilson Pickett, Bruce Springsteen, Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers, Shane Parish, Bill Callahan, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202602031900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and you can check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2026/02/03/well-put-on-some-records-to-cheer-you-up/#playlist

And support a Richmond original, WRIR, by donating to our capital campaign fund at https://www.wrircampaign.org/

Come on, everyone! Let’s dance!

Come on, everyone! Let’s dance to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 01/27/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music for you, including Todd Snider & Jason Isbell, Thundercat, Kendall Street Company, Pulp, Tyler Ballgame, Snocaps, John Lennon, Bill Callahan, Father John Misty, Cass McCombs, Dr. Dog, Jerry Garcia, Bob Vylan, Snail Mail, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202601271900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to check out the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/01/27/come-on-everyone-lets-dance/#playlist

And please give to our Capital Campaign to help us pay off the move to the new building and build for the future of WRIR at https://www.wrircampaign.org/

 

RIP Bob Weir

 

We paid tribute to the late Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead on Tuesday’s Handful of Brains. (originally aired 01/21/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

You can listen to the show here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202601201900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 (Note: a little new station technical difficulties led to dead (pun intended) air from 5:11 - 6:53. It seemed longer when I was desperately trying to fix it!)

You can check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2026/01/20/rip-bob-weir/#playlist

Help us improve our new studio and establish a foundation for the future of WRIR by giving to our capital campaign here https://www.wrircampaign.org/

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